Light Roast Spring Hojicha

This houjicha offers a comforting embrace of toasted praline notes, gently spiced with cinnamon. A subtle saline undertone complements its piercing sweetness, creating a deeply umami-rich cup with a s. It leans roasted, umami and sweet.

Water around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F). In a mug, steep 2–3 min. For gongfu, use 3–5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. The biggest mistake with green tea is using boiling water. Keep it well below that and you won't get bitterness.

Grown in Uji, Kyoto, Japan from the Blend cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest. The leaves got a light roast after picking.

Starts at $36.00 from Kettl, or about $0.40/g. A 90g package gets you around 15 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.40 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.